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and everybody is calm and isis quiet and isis peaceful and isis nice and isis i would say. >> reporter: and he's being held on charges of attempted murder for that shootout with police. the authorities build their bombings perfection and there were the pipe bombs and pressure cooker bombs using tanarite. where did he get the it recalls and build the bombs? >> reporter: what exactly happened during his recent yearlong trip to afghanistan and pakistan? perfection they're going to look at where he said they went. does it match or did he go to a rogue mosque or hooked up with someone who could have trained him to become a terrorist. >> reporter: most of the new yorkers we talked to wanted to get back to perfection and the supway is as crowded today as on side. >> reporter: and that new york like always will bounce back perfection and we might be shattered but we're not broken and we're good and happy we're back open and very grateful to everyone in our community. >> reporter: as things are getting back to normal in new york city and isis authorities are still working to make sure that he w
and everybody is calm and isis quiet and isis peaceful and isis nice and isis i would say. >> reporter: and he's being held on charges of attempted murder for that shootout with police. the authorities build their bombings perfection and there were the pipe bombs and pressure cooker bombs using tanarite. where did he get the it recalls and build the bombs? >> reporter: what exactly happened during his recent yearlong trip to afghanistan and pakistan? perfection they're going to look...
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isis lines are collapsing. as we start driving in, you realize you're not driving through a liberated neighborhood per se, but you're driving through a battle zone. >> narrator: unknown to the soldiers, isis fighters are lying in wait. (gunshot) >> narrator: ghaith and the soldiers make it past the isis snipers and stop at a base the unit has set up in a local house. >> abdul-ahad: where we are is 380 meters from one front line, 400 meters from another front line. the fire is really close. as we drove, even the so-called liberated neighborhoods, which we are now, is under constant fire. a bullet whizzed over our heads. the distance between war and civilian life is almost nonexistent. it's kind of street by street. >> narrator: the unit's leader, lieutenant colonel munthadar, is using drones to direct his men to isis positions. he commands around 125 soldiers and has survived several isis attacks. munthadar has a reputation for toughness. to his men, he is known simply as fuladh, which means "steel." >> this is
isis lines are collapsing. as we start driving in, you realize you're not driving through a liberated neighborhood per se, but you're driving through a battle zone. >> narrator: unknown to the soldiers, isis fighters are lying in wait. (gunshot) >> narrator: ghaith and the soldiers make it past the isis snipers and stop at a base the unit has set up in a local house. >> abdul-ahad: where we are is 380 meters from one front line, 400 meters from another front line. the fire is...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes, and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> lieutenant general michael flynn had a front-row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. but the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory? was that a complete surprise to you? >> well,
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes, and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance....
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you can still see isis graffiti, a painted-over isis flag. in this traffic circle, residents have erected a monument memorializing the day that isis executed 11 town officials. isis was still in the area. i was taken out to this oilfield. oil wells were still burning, set on fire by retreating isis fighters. and i snapped a picture of the isis flag flying in the distance. i wanted to know about reports of sectarian violence by shia militia forces after isis was pushed out of the area. videos like this had surfaced on the internet-- sunni residents dragged out of their homes and shot, accused of being isis collaborators. >> smith: their houses blown up. (explosion) in tikrit, i visited this sunni neighborhood. house after house demolished. human rights watch has reported that scores of sunni homes were leveled by shia militia. i went back to baghdad to speak to officials about what i'd seen. the capital of iraq supposedly represents all iraqis, but militia propaganda is overwhelming here. are these martyrs? >> yeah. >> smith: their heroes cele
you can still see isis graffiti, a painted-over isis flag. in this traffic circle, residents have erected a monument memorializing the day that isis executed 11 town officials. isis was still in the area. i was taken out to this oilfield. oil wells were still burning, set on fire by retreating isis fighters. and i snapped a picture of the isis flag flying in the distance. i wanted to know about reports of sectarian violence by shia militia forces after isis was pushed out of the area. videos...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> lieutenant general michael flynn had a front-row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. but the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory? was that a complete surprise to you? >> well,
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance....
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but isis won't wait. if america doesn't act boldly, it is likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript earlier this year this man lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tell affair to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepard who gave her shelter for who days in his house and helped her to escape. >> eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then on january 9th a little hope. >> translator: she called me and said she had escaped from the village. >> he headed to the syrian border and spent ten hours waiting. finally, deliverance. >> translator: we have been through many tortures. >> translator: i was afraid they wouldn't let you cross. i thought they would keep you there. >> translator: the isis members who came to iraq took all the christian girls to have sex with them. i did whatever they wanted except sex. if a girl ref
but isis won't wait. if america doesn't act boldly, it is likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript earlier this year this man lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tell affair to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepard who gave her shelter for who days in his house and helped her to escape. >> eight of his...
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degradation of isis is not the end goal. we must defeat isis. i recognize there are many pressing challenges in the middle east, but defeating isis is the united states' number one goal in the region. as we said before, when everything is a priority nothing is a priority. we must continue to keep our focus on the most urgent matter at hand. at this moment we are still in a phase characterized by major military operations, the expansion of isis has necessitated a large-scale military response and our offensive measures are reclaiming areas in iraq and syria in which isis has had a large and destructive footprint. our end goal in this phase is the regional elimination of isis through military force. the military power of the coalition will remain where this fraudulent caliphate has existed in order to set the conditions for a full recovery from the tyranny of isis. under president trump's leadership and with the strength of this historic coalition, our common enemy will remain under intense pressure. soon, our efforts in iraq and syria will enter
degradation of isis is not the end goal. we must defeat isis. i recognize there are many pressing challenges in the middle east, but defeating isis is the united states' number one goal in the region. as we said before, when everything is a priority nothing is a priority. we must continue to keep our focus on the most urgent matter at hand. at this moment we are still in a phase characterized by major military operations, the expansion of isis has necessitated a large-scale military response...
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take it from a guy who spent five months with isis studying isis researching isis writing about isis. pray. now, i know this was a heavy message tonight but speaking of praying, i'm going to reference the bible. very dangerous thing to do here in the washington, d.c. area. [laughter] at times. but it never stopped me before. the bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. okay. we're equipped now. we have the knowledge. now what are we going to do about it? i challenge you and everyone watching at home to be watchmen and watchwomen on the wall for such a time as this. again, if not us, who? these are the times. thank you very much. thank you again to sarah emet. god bless you, thank you. [applause] thank you. >> i have a question about the military. obama has given pink slips to over 200 military colonels and generals and up. he's decimated the military top brass. many of them, the active -- including dempsey -- have said we're not sure we can defend the united states if we're in more than one war. some of the retired military have spoken out on fox and other things. where are
take it from a guy who spent five months with isis studying isis researching isis writing about isis. pray. now, i know this was a heavy message tonight but speaking of praying, i'm going to reference the bible. very dangerous thing to do here in the washington, d.c. area. [laughter] at times. but it never stopped me before. the bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. okay. we're equipped now. we have the knowledge. now what are we going to do about it? i challenge you and everyone...
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but isis won't wait. if america doesn't act boldly, it is likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript earlier this year this man lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tell affair to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepard who gave her shelter for who days in his house and helped her to escape. >> eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then on january 9th a little hope. >> translator: she called me and said she had escaped from the village. >> he headed to the syrian border and spent ten hours waiting. finally, deliverance. >> translator: we have been through many tortures. >> translator: i was afraid they wouldn't let you cross. i thought they would keep you there. >> translator: the isis members who came to iraq took all the christian girls to have sex with them. i did whatever they wanted except sex. if a girl ref
but isis won't wait. if america doesn't act boldly, it is likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript earlier this year this man lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tell affair to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepard who gave her shelter for who days in his house and helped her to escape. >> eight of his...
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isis suspects. and in this part of iraq most people are sunnis. >> navai: what are the chances you've got some isis fighters in that room? >> navai: but it's such a hard process to really tell if somebody is an ordinary guy or if he's an isis fighter. how can you be 100% sure? (shouting) >> navai: so the guys just pulled this man away. they're telling me now that families here have said that he tried to blackmail them. that when they were fleeing, he said if you don't pay me, if you don't give me money, i'm going to go and tell isis that you're fleeing and they'll kill you. >> navai: it's suddenly got quite chaotic here. they're accusing him of being an isis fighter. we weren't allowed to follow him. we don't know where they've taken him. one of the militia leaders takes us to a building where they're holding isis suspects. as we approach the building, we keep filming with a phone. the militiamen tell us the prisoners were picked up among refugees fleeing isis territory. we don't see the man who was
isis suspects. and in this part of iraq most people are sunnis. >> navai: what are the chances you've got some isis fighters in that room? >> navai: but it's such a hard process to really tell if somebody is an ordinary guy or if he's an isis fighter. how can you be 100% sure? (shouting) >> navai: so the guys just pulled this man away. they're telling me now that families here have said that he tried to blackmail them. that when they were fleeing, he said if you don't pay me,...
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but who is isis? they combine viciousness on the ground with a supremacy in social media. >> it's trying to create the largest caliphate it can. >> what do we know about the man wearing a wristwatch who says he is the rightful leader of isis. >> faulker has been a shadowy presence for a very long time. >> and how he is using a former catholic school student from the boston area to spread propaganda. including the beheading videos around the world. >> why do you think this mosque keeps ending up attached to terrorism? >> isis controls the area the size of kansas across iraq and syria. you will see why they are the richest terrorist organization on earth. >> this is like a digital network. almost like a tv station. we take you inside a terrorist troop war that surprised al qaeda. the united states and our allies. or did it? >> now, from studio j at fox news headquarters, here is greta van susteren. >> what is isis and what do they want? over the past decade colonel oliver north and war stories team have
but who is isis? they combine viciousness on the ground with a supremacy in social media. >> it's trying to create the largest caliphate it can. >> what do we know about the man wearing a wristwatch who says he is the rightful leader of isis. >> faulker has been a shadowy presence for a very long time. >> and how he is using a former catholic school student from the boston area to spread propaganda. including the beheading videos around the world. >> why do you...
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you'll want to watch tonight as we explore the isis threat. isis grew out of the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. its first leader, abu musab al zarqawi. sharing a similar ideology and hatred of the west. zarqawi was also targeting fellow muslims in iraq. the brutal tactics cause d them to p avoid the group. zarqawi was killed in 2006 and the group scattered. a few months later, they're rebranded as the islamic state in iraq. in 2011 the group names a secretive religious scholar as its leader. he claims to be a direct descendent of the prophet muhammad. his ambitions spread beyond iraq into the chaos of syria. by 2013, al baghdadi changes the name again, this time calling the islamic state in iraq and syria, and soon take the first syrian city. the black flag hanging in the eastern city of raqqa. comes the strong hold for their growing movement. president obama is asked about the threat in the interview with the "new yorker" in january of 2014. compared isis to a junior varsity sports team, saying, quote, the analogy we use around here sometimes that i think is accurate
you'll want to watch tonight as we explore the isis threat. isis grew out of the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. its first leader, abu musab al zarqawi. sharing a similar ideology and hatred of the west. zarqawi was also targeting fellow muslims in iraq. the brutal tactics cause d them to p avoid the group. zarqawi was killed in 2006 and the group scattered. a few months later, they're rebranded as the islamic state in iraq. in 2011 the group names a secretive religious scholar as its leader. he...
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areas in red is isis control and the yell is isis support and it extends into iraq and extends down to the border with jordan and general clark mentions the threat to jordan and also threat even saudi arabia. so key question, has the effort of kurdish and iraqi troops made a difference in changing the map. let's look to three months ago. this is february. if you can't tell the difference between the maps, you are not alone. this is may and february. the map largely unchanged. and in fact, during that time, isis gaining some ground in ramadi and the oil refinery and maintaining the key base of support in mosul. and let's look beyond iraq and syria. as they've held ground there they have expanded influence throughout the region. you have presence from libya, in egypt and yemen and support in afghanistan and pakistan. they were able to carry out an attack in tunisia and does isis extend influence into aurp as you have returning foreign fighters and carrying out attacks in europe and crucial concern for america, can they cross the atlantic and you've had a number of arrest of supporters he
areas in red is isis control and the yell is isis support and it extends into iraq and extends down to the border with jordan and general clark mentions the threat to jordan and also threat even saudi arabia. so key question, has the effort of kurdish and iraqi troops made a difference in changing the map. let's look to three months ago. this is february. if you can't tell the difference between the maps, you are not alone. this is may and february. the map largely unchanged. and in fact,...
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isis might -- okay i think you can look at isis in two ways. isis as we know as we see it today as a group that operates as an army as an insurgency and as a terror group will exist for, say, around a decade from now. it will be probably like a decade, five years to a decade. but as a group that exists and has some kind of one way of another exists in iraq, syria and beyond, i think it will continue to operate. i think it will override al-qaeda, it will become a global kind of inspiration for entry hadties and like a -- actually, you know one of fascinating things about isis project today is that people don't see that there is, there's an emerging a new jihadist cult that's been established. it hasn't been established yet, so isis like al-qaeda doesn't have idealogues, they have a legacy of jihad since afghanistan, you know, egypt syria, afghanistan and iraq until today. they don't have that kind of legacy as al-qaeda does. but they are establishing that kind of ideology that has idealogues that have ideas, it has books, it has theories and so
isis might -- okay i think you can look at isis in two ways. isis as we know as we see it today as a group that operates as an army as an insurgency and as a terror group will exist for, say, around a decade from now. it will be probably like a decade, five years to a decade. but as a group that exists and has some kind of one way of another exists in iraq, syria and beyond, i think it will continue to operate. i think it will override al-qaeda, it will become a global kind of inspiration for...
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. >> the french launching air strikes against isis targets... >> as the fight against isis intensifies after the paris terror attacks, an exclusive report on how the radical group is spreading. correspondent najibullah quraishi shows us for the first time isis's new foothold in afghanistan. >> their aim is to have their networks all over the world. when i saw these young children who learn how to kill people, how to do jihad, i was thinking the war will never end. >> and later tonight, in pakistan, the taliban are wreaking havoc in karachi with crime, kidnapping, and targeted assassinations. >> could you point out the areas where the taliban has a strong presence? >> frontline is with the police unit hunting the taliban. tonight, two new reports, one exclusive hour of frontline. >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more inf
. >> the french launching air strikes against isis targets... >> as the fight against isis intensifies after the paris terror attacks, an exclusive report on how the radical group is spreading. correspondent najibullah quraishi shows us for the first time isis's new foothold in afghanistan. >> their aim is to have their networks all over the world. when i saw these young children who learn how to kill people, how to do jihad, i was thinking the war will never end. >> and...
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isis through telegram? the social media has been mosque from today. now you just need to go on twitter and facebook. nicole: morgan, you're so right. morgan ortegus, thank you so much. you're an intelligence expert. thank you for getting up with us on a very important day to break this all down for us, thanks, morgan. morgan: any time, thanks nicole. lauren: quick take on global market action overnight starting in asia, intense selloff, stocks were up more than 3%. shanghai and hong kong down two-thirds percent. nicole: ten days from whether or not britain will decide to remain in the euro zone, quarante down. lauren: dow futures down 70 points. s&p down by the same percentage or eight points and nasdaq also down 4% or 20 points. we are seeing selling this side of the atlantic intensifying right now. nicole: oil lower and gold higher. lauren: coming up a new day in orlando, a day after the worst mass shooting in u.s. history, take a look at this morning's edition of the orlando sentinole. we will have the l
isis through telegram? the social media has been mosque from today. now you just need to go on twitter and facebook. nicole: morgan, you're so right. morgan ortegus, thank you so much. you're an intelligence expert. thank you for getting up with us on a very important day to break this all down for us, thanks, morgan. morgan: any time, thanks nicole. lauren: quick take on global market action overnight starting in asia, intense selloff, stocks were up more than 3%. shanghai and hong kong down...
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isis is pushed out. the real problem i have is whenever american mitilarism is involved, you get american military involvement, you end up leading to much more complicated and dangerous situations where groups like isis can emerge. that's my real dilemma. >> you let the elephant out of the room, as it were. iran. the u.s. just told syria these strikes were to be forthcoming. it seemed defacto headquarters of isis, life in the syrian city of raqqa has never been easy. what's going on now, well, that's for you to take a look at after this. whenwork with equity experts who work with regional experts who work with portfolio management experts that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. ...and let in the dog that woke the man who drove to the control room [ woman ] driverless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] ...that secured the data that directed the turbines that powered the farm that made the milk that went to th
isis is pushed out. the real problem i have is whenever american mitilarism is involved, you get american military involvement, you end up leading to much more complicated and dangerous situations where groups like isis can emerge. that's my real dilemma. >> you let the elephant out of the room, as it were. iran. the u.s. just told syria these strikes were to be forthcoming. it seemed defacto headquarters of isis, life in the syrian city of raqqa has never been easy. what's going on now,...
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isis was still nonexistent at the time. isi. but a lot of money was going through saudi arabia kuwait not from the government and not meant to go to jihadists, meant to go to mars group. because of the lack of knowledge sometimes the money goes to someone you trust, and that person gives it to someone he trusts and then goes to groups. so there is that looseness that exists in these parts of the world. but government, on a government level golf states support isis. even if iran does. they see it as a threat. two sections within the society. the idea of the caliphate invigorating ideology of isis but also islamists who do not like isis sympathizers, but they do not like isis but they see it as a way to kind of break the region. i spoke to a lot of people who do not like the violence but they would say, you know what that this group were around and exist for a while. at least we will break this. so isis thrives in this climate. i think the problem is really not theology but credibility and legitimacy. most of the clerical establis
isis was still nonexistent at the time. isi. but a lot of money was going through saudi arabia kuwait not from the government and not meant to go to jihadists, meant to go to mars group. because of the lack of knowledge sometimes the money goes to someone you trust, and that person gives it to someone he trusts and then goes to groups. so there is that looseness that exists in these parts of the world. but government, on a government level golf states support isis. even if iran does. they see...
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even committed by isis. attacks that the turkish government attributed to kurdish militants, including a massive double bombing in ankara last november that killed at least 95 people. also a fatal attack on the other airport in istanbul that's not the one that was hit today. and interestingly, in that case, it was not in the departures hall. in that case, kurdish rebels are believed to have smuggled a bomb onto the tarmac somehow. that happened in december. in terms of isis attacks, for a variety of reasons which we'll talk about tonight, isis does not always claim responsibility for its attacks inside turkey, but isis has been assigned responsibility for at least two other attacks in istanbul just this year, january and march. isis has also been assigned responsibility for a car bomb attack in southeastern turkey just last month. but even as isis has mounted or inspired so many terrorist attacks all over the world, including the united states during the past year, and even as turkey has been bombed by isis
even committed by isis. attacks that the turkish government attributed to kurdish militants, including a massive double bombing in ankara last november that killed at least 95 people. also a fatal attack on the other airport in istanbul that's not the one that was hit today. and interestingly, in that case, it was not in the departures hall. in that case, kurdish rebels are believed to have smuggled a bomb onto the tarmac somehow. that happened in december. in terms of isis attacks, for a...
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we want to defeat isis. we have to defeat isis, because isis is trying to plan major attacks against us and our partners as i mentioned. and they are still trying to do that. so long as they are still holding territory pretending to , hold this caliphate with people under its domain the , long-term political settlement in syria will be out of reach. our first priority is to protect our homeland. number one, defeat isis. in parallel with phase one, we want to de-escalate violence in syria through a combination of de-escalation, deconfliction arrangements, and de-escalation such as the cease-fire we have reached in the west. we are in the phase one, where we are in the escalating the situation. and we have imported talks about a constitutional process in the future, internationally monitored elections in which the syrians can vote. that is a condition enshrined in 2254, and welution are determined to get to that point. the secretary discussed defeating isis, get arrangements in place, quiet down the overall si
we want to defeat isis. we have to defeat isis, because isis is trying to plan major attacks against us and our partners as i mentioned. and they are still trying to do that. so long as they are still holding territory pretending to , hold this caliphate with people under its domain the , long-term political settlement in syria will be out of reach. our first priority is to protect our homeland. number one, defeat isis. in parallel with phase one, we want to de-escalate violence in syria...
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isis. based in abu dhabi. here for a couple of days only. we are fortunate to host as institution in washington and his book appeared on the "new york times" best seller list. and i did not check it this morning. we side that had has an is going to speak for 20 minutes and we will open the floor to your questions we are happy to have with us jane harmon the president and the ceo of the center of who is very much interested in isis and would get. first hundred on what is going on the ground. and in the movement. thank you very much. i would like to start with the talk would be a snap shop. the first is 1990s and the second is iraq war and the 1990s two very interesting things happened in iraq after the first gulf war and saddam hussein regime and the first is that saddam hussein integrated this in which is the islamic company. what he did was to basically. a baptism. and encouraging people to add to the state. and he allowed to mocks and so on. and the mix that happen and was very relevant t
isis. based in abu dhabi. here for a couple of days only. we are fortunate to host as institution in washington and his book appeared on the "new york times" best seller list. and i did not check it this morning. we side that had has an is going to speak for 20 minutes and we will open the floor to your questions we are happy to have with us jane harmon the president and the ceo of the center of who is very much interested in isis and would get. first hundred on what is going on the...
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that isis likes to put on. there are many number of things in which things could go in unexpectedly bad directions. >> after air strikes, is it clear that they have a next thing in mind that they might be able to do operationally? >> well, it's not clear. the president of the united states has said over and over and over again that absolutely we have troops technically inside iraq. at the end of the day, there are limited things that one can do from the air. the president seems to have set that and said we're going to keep bombing. we're going to keep eroding and degrading isis over time. nearly every other major commander from the former central commander, general maddis and others have said that's not a winning strategy. we're going to having attention inside washington, d.c. about how this war is conducted. and like afghanistan, you'll see that war litigated on the pages of "the new york times" and "washington post" and "wall street journal" despite what's going on over in syria on the ground. so i worry tha
that isis likes to put on. there are many number of things in which things could go in unexpectedly bad directions. >> after air strikes, is it clear that they have a next thing in mind that they might be able to do operationally? >> well, it's not clear. the president of the united states has said over and over and over again that absolutely we have troops technically inside iraq. at the end of the day, there are limited things that one can do from the air. the president seems to...
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is destroying isis. so the expectations among the kurds is in the immediate term isis targets around kobani will be attacked. and on the upcoming days, aspects of the operation, fighting will include kurds. hike nobody everybody agrees that is the most effective force fighting isis. this is the moment i can't tell you. in regards to what kurds of turkey, how turkey's role for kurdish perspective, there's a growing disappointment towards turkey within the syrian population and the population in turkey as well. this is being raised in the highest levels of kurdish representatives, politicians or military people that so far the general perception is that turkey is turning a blind eye to isis. so indirectly to support, treat jihadists in syrian hospitals. but if there is attacks, the perception change that now. many people think turkey took this support one step further, no longer turning blind eye and really helping isis. this is the perception among the syrian kurds. it's been raised by many people. among
is destroying isis. so the expectations among the kurds is in the immediate term isis targets around kobani will be attacked. and on the upcoming days, aspects of the operation, fighting will include kurds. hike nobody everybody agrees that is the most effective force fighting isis. this is the moment i can't tell you. in regards to what kurds of turkey, how turkey's role for kurdish perspective, there's a growing disappointment towards turkey within the syrian population and the population in...
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but to destroy isis the u.s. jordanian, uae, qatar, saudi arabia all those countries you mentioned, to do that you need ground troops. certainly, the iraqi military has proven they are not up to it. kurds, while they are ferocious fighters courageous they need help. the free syrian army that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. is there in the works, senator, a ground invasion if you will being planned right now to go ahead and destroy isis? >> probably planned is too advanced a word. it is certainly being discussed. but as i said most members of congress are reluctant to sign on to a full-scale putting boots on the ground in this fight. having said that the other arab nations are talking much more boldly than they have in the past about actually putting boots on the ground there going along with what you said before. air power is great. air power can do a lot of powerful things. but a lot of times, to get completely cleaned up you will need boots on the ground. >> certainly, when i spoke to jordan's foreign minist
but to destroy isis the u.s. jordanian, uae, qatar, saudi arabia all those countries you mentioned, to do that you need ground troops. certainly, the iraqi military has proven they are not up to it. kurds, while they are ferocious fighters courageous they need help. the free syrian army that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. is there in the works, senator, a ground invasion if you will being planned right now to go ahead and destroy isis? >> probably planned is too advanced a word. it is...
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but the animosity with isis is not over the fact it is isis. it is over the fact that al qaeda sees isis as doing this the wrong way. isis is killing other muslims, sunni and doing it at a publicly. al qaeda will assassinate an official do it off-camera in general. al qaeda incorrect eating the major exception and -- al qaeda in iraq being the major exception. the al qaeda network, despite that challenge from isis, have remained cohesive. we have not seen mass leaders effecting from al qaeda. we still have a strong and somewhat resurgent al qaeda network in north africa coming back. al-shabaab remains loyal to al qaeda. there are rumors that our shabbat will move to isis because of finance and it has not been successful in somalia and kenya with what is doing. aqap is doing quite well in yemen without being a part of isis. there are rumors aqap might go to isis. we saw a leader we pledge the group's leadership. he has put aqap back in the al qaeda pile. why am i arguing al qaeda is still doing well? it is not most eminent threat to the united s
but the animosity with isis is not over the fact it is isis. it is over the fact that al qaeda sees isis as doing this the wrong way. isis is killing other muslims, sunni and doing it at a publicly. al qaeda will assassinate an official do it off-camera in general. al qaeda incorrect eating the major exception and -- al qaeda in iraq being the major exception. the al qaeda network, despite that challenge from isis, have remained cohesive. we have not seen mass leaders effecting from al qaeda....
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> lieutenant general michael flynn had a front-row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. but the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory? was that a complete surprise to you? >> well,
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance....
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the starting point about isis is if isis is a different name for al-qaeda in iraq. two sides of the same coin. it is a result of the invasion of iraq. if you asked me of all reasons you mentioned what is the most significant variable in the rise of al-qaeda in iraq i would say the u.s.-led invasion. why? it destroyed state institutions, it disbanded the army, it was seen as sunni arabs as the minorty and political mas masculation. the dominate narrative that iraq was offered on a silver platter to iran and the ruling elite brought by the americans. all of these factors contribu d contributed -- the u.s. invasion of iraq opened the gates of hell and created a rapture. if you ask me, and i know you are working on secretarianism and you are a book coming out but it widened the breadth of sunni and shiite people. they had fewer than a hundred fighters in 2003 even though he was in iraq almost before the u.s. invasion between 2003 and 2006 when he was killed by the americans he established support for thousands of fighters because many sunni arabs in iraq welcomed him no
the starting point about isis is if isis is a different name for al-qaeda in iraq. two sides of the same coin. it is a result of the invasion of iraq. if you asked me of all reasons you mentioned what is the most significant variable in the rise of al-qaeda in iraq i would say the u.s.-led invasion. why? it destroyed state institutions, it disbanded the army, it was seen as sunni arabs as the minorty and political mas masculation. the dominate narrative that iraq was offered on a silver platter...
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unfortunately, it also help people find others interested in isis or joining isis. twitter is now taking a much more active stance against this. brian: we have some video of beheadings. we are not going to show the actual beheading, but about two minutes of this. i have never seen this before. you can find all of this on the internet. this particular one, we will show two minutes of it, because it shows from almost beginning to end beheadings of something like 17 people. this was at the end of last year. you cannot be sure about this video, you never know where it is coming from or what timing is on it. i would just warn people if they don't want to have anything to do with this, turn it off at this point. we will not show the actual beheadings. that we get pretty close to it. we will run this and get the opinion of the impact of it. >> to obama, today the soldiers and tomorrow your soldiers. we will break this last crusade and the islamic state will begin to slaughter your people on your street. brian: what do you think? jessica: i think two things. the impact is -
unfortunately, it also help people find others interested in isis or joining isis. twitter is now taking a much more active stance against this. brian: we have some video of beheadings. we are not going to show the actual beheading, but about two minutes of this. i have never seen this before. you can find all of this on the internet. this particular one, we will show two minutes of it, because it shows from almost beginning to end beheadings of something like 17 people. this was at the end of...
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the rise of isis. here too, your important question we have to take other factors into the equation other variables and here comes the deepening sectarianism in iraq of 2010, the president al-maliki as the prime minister the arab spring uprising and the derailment of the uprising the civil war in syria and basically iraq was able to basically blend itself with the religious sunni communities in iraq and in syria to have a security vacuum. you had sunni rebellions against the shiite dominated and alloway dominated areas so this spectacular surge of isis was a direct result of the creeping sectarianism comes the deepening sectarianism the civil war and al-nusra the security vacuum that exists in other states and the perception that somehow the arab spring belief -- peaceful collective action could not change the existing one. the leader of isis basically motto is change would calm not through the electoral box but through the battle and this is the motto of isis as it has tried to hijack the agency. >> h
the rise of isis. here too, your important question we have to take other factors into the equation other variables and here comes the deepening sectarianism in iraq of 2010, the president al-maliki as the prime minister the arab spring uprising and the derailment of the uprising the civil war in syria and basically iraq was able to basically blend itself with the religious sunni communities in iraq and in syria to have a security vacuum. you had sunni rebellions against the shiite dominated...
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isis overall. there are some caveats to this. for example, trying to hit isis political and military facilities. so to degrade its power primarily in iraq. also, to hit some of the rudimentary oil refineries which have bine set up in the river valley and also in the euphrates river valley. and that's logical. isis sells refined products, crude oil to sustain part of its operation. and that's priced -- that's quite smart. but in terms of the overall strikes, the administration is in a bit of a bind particularly when isis is advancing like around cobabi. you saw an uptick in trikes. that's largely a reactive policy. but the overall problem in syria is you don't have a political process. there isn't one. and the reason why there isn't ne is because the war in syria has hardened up positions among the different parties on the regime side as well as on the opposition side and made a political outcome there really a remote possibility at best. i think that's part of the problem that the obama administrat
isis overall. there are some caveats to this. for example, trying to hit isis political and military facilities. so to degrade its power primarily in iraq. also, to hit some of the rudimentary oil refineries which have bine set up in the river valley and also in the euphrates river valley. and that's logical. isis sells refined products, crude oil to sustain part of its operation. and that's priced -- that's quite smart. but in terms of the overall strikes, the administration is in a bit of a...
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that's the isis claim. but schultz says the white house has, quote, no indication to corroborate those claims. presumably presumably we'll be hearing more along those lines from the president's national security adviser, susan rice, who's getting ready to deliver remarks on u.s. national security over at the brookings institution. we also heard earlier, no confirmation at all from the state department. deputy spokeswoman marie harf r the white house obviously concerned about these reports but no confirmation whatsoever. we'll take a quick break. much more after this. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> let's get back to the breaking news we're following. a claim by isis with no proof, no confirmation that an american female hostage has been killed in a jordanian air strike. here's what the
that's the isis claim. but schultz says the white house has, quote, no indication to corroborate those claims. presumably presumably we'll be hearing more along those lines from the president's national security adviser, susan rice, who's getting ready to deliver remarks on u.s. national security over at the brookings institution. we also heard earlier, no confirmation at all from the state department. deputy spokeswoman marie harf r the white house obviously concerned about these reports but...
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now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq isis is parading its trophies after overtaking a military base that was supplied and equipped with u.s. military weapons and vehicles. this video emerged just a few hours ago showing american-made armored transports humvees, and automatic weapons in the hands of isis fighters. u.s. military officials are not yet sure when or where that video was shot. >>> also this weekend the u.s. military is discussing strategy and how they're going to support an iraqi military mission to liberate the iraqi city of mosul where between 1,000 and 2,000 isis fighters are believed to be dug in. the new u.s. defense secretary isn't committing to a timetable, but iraq's prime minister said this week they expect to launch an assault on mosul in the coming months. michael weiss is joining us here. he wrote the book "isis: inside the army of terror." despite isis' se
now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq isis is parading its trophies after overtaking a military base that was supplied and equipped with u.s. military weapons and vehicles. this video emerged just a few hours ago showing american-made armored transports humvees, and automatic weapons in the hands of isis fighters. u.s. military officials are not...
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isis hates it. many americans may not realize that iraq and syria are home to dozens of ethnic and religious minorities with ancient cultures, with deep roots. these communities, syrian and caldian christians, yazidis and others are under mortal threat in their ancestral homelands. and the mass execution of men, the enslavement of women and children, the destruction of religious sites is part of the isis effort to destroy these communities, to destroy all evidence of the preexistence of these communities. in fact, isis maintains a special battalion, and they call it the demolition battalion. and that battalion is charged with going after art and going after artifacts, religious and historic sites that it considers heretical and its job is to simply destroy history. the situation for some of these groups was precarious even br isis. according to some estimates, more than half of the ethnic and religious minorities have fled the country over the last dozen years, but what they face today is annihilati
isis hates it. many americans may not realize that iraq and syria are home to dozens of ethnic and religious minorities with ancient cultures, with deep roots. these communities, syrian and caldian christians, yazidis and others are under mortal threat in their ancestral homelands. and the mass execution of men, the enslavement of women and children, the destruction of religious sites is part of the isis effort to destroy these communities, to destroy all evidence of the preexistence of these...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with the new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> michael flynn had a front row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory. was that a complete surprise to you? >> well, i think our head of the intell
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with the new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> michael flynn had a...
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the rise of isis. >> guest: thank you for hosting me. i'm delighted. nothing mysterious of the rise of isis. we know its drivers. we know the most important factors behind its spectacular surge. we know it's world view, ideology, motivation. its recruitment techniques. we also know, i think, its apparent strengths and weaknesses. talking points about isis, isis is a different name for al qaeda in iraq. two sides of the same coin. al qaeda in iraq was born an direct result of the u.s.-led invasion and occupation of iraq. you ask me, of all the reasons you have mentioned, what is the most significant variable in the rise of al qaeda and iraq, would say the u.s.-led invasion. why? destroyed state institutions, it disbanned the army and the security forces. it was seen by sunni arabs in the iraq were a minority, as the invasion and occupation as political emass cue layings of the sunni community because saddam was a sunni arab. the adopt national narrative that iraq was off erred on a silver platter to ira
the rise of isis. >> guest: thank you for hosting me. i'm delighted. nothing mysterious of the rise of isis. we know its drivers. we know the most important factors behind its spectacular surge. we know it's world view, ideology, motivation. its recruitment techniques. we also know, i think, its apparent strengths and weaknesses. talking points about isis, isis is a different name for al qaeda in iraq. two sides of the same coin. al qaeda in iraq was born an direct result of the u.s.-led...
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war on isis as the u.s. begins air strikes in syria, the decision toc start airstrikes was made earlier todayçó bys7 centcom. they began two and a half hours ago as syrian activistsgjf syria, and the president, we expect, we'llúhíar from himjf eastern time, perhaps before hed leaves he will speak about this. but all of this;q0z really was i qe people in prime time and he gave a speech an=z he said, that he wasfáÑi willing to into syria.isedqpá he was willio form this coalition. the nato summit, but at that point, asxd they were leaving theñr nato sum summit, the administrationeiiu(q they want to be able to go into the unites nations generallpq as you well know, it has been very difficult to get very specific commitments, and even©t p ok the u.n. is going to state that they're going to transportation, the financing, of these foreign fighters, something the president talked weeks ago and he wanted to be that was the one country there wasqñr somejf burnback with some sources suggesting they weren't su
war on isis as the u.s. begins air strikes in syria, the decision toc start airstrikes was made earlier todayçó bys7 centcom. they began two and a half hours ago as syrian activistsgjf syria, and the president, we expect, we'llúhíar from himjf eastern time, perhaps before hed leaves he will speak about this. but all of this;q0z really was i qe people in prime time and he gave a speech an=z he said, that he wasfáÑi willing to into syria.isedqpá he was willio form this coalition. the nato...
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isis-inspired versus isis-directed? regardless, 14 people died. >> the distinction has become a little muddied over time as isis is in touch with them from syria and iraq, the so-called caliphate, to the united states. there's a little muddying of the waters about this distinction which used to exist more between a directed terrorist talk and an inspired terrorist attack. inspired terrorist attack means they haven't gone oversaes to syria or iraq, or places like libya to meet with senior isis figures who have given them training. and i think the nature of this attack, guns and pretty primitive bombs is consistent with more isis-inspired attacks. people who haven't got that training overseas because when they do, we see things like paris where you have more than 150 people killed. >> this is not just. as kate said, isis wants these to spring up organically all over the world. they have called for just such thing. >> they have called for just such thing. they say it's the religious duty of their followers. they have an al
isis-inspired versus isis-directed? regardless, 14 people died. >> the distinction has become a little muddied over time as isis is in touch with them from syria and iraq, the so-called caliphate, to the united states. there's a little muddying of the waters about this distinction which used to exist more between a directed terrorist talk and an inspired terrorist attack. inspired terrorist attack means they haven't gone oversaes to syria or iraq, or places like libya to meet with senior...
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fighters or isis supporters. this is shrapnel in the back and i am examine this side of the shrapnel and this... and just outside, another explosion. a reminder that this war is still not over. at the height of the fighting, dr hazim was treating up to 700 people a day. now the numbers have dropped to 500, and notjust from injuries but illnesses caused due to the lack of clean water. returning home could be deadly. according to the army, retreating isis fighters have rigged 90% of the buildings with improvised explosive devices. do you have the resources? i mean, do you have enough men to... explosion they've just. . . is that another one? so many more still in this area? the iraqi military is now accused of targeting and killing people they suspect of belonging to isis. the government say they're investigating these allegations. when islamic state swept into mosul three years ago, the world watched in horror as they unleashed their reign of terror. initially, many here welcomed isis. they saw them as liberators
fighters or isis supporters. this is shrapnel in the back and i am examine this side of the shrapnel and this... and just outside, another explosion. a reminder that this war is still not over. at the height of the fighting, dr hazim was treating up to 700 people a day. now the numbers have dropped to 500, and notjust from injuries but illnesses caused due to the lack of clean water. returning home could be deadly. according to the army, retreating isis fighters have rigged 90% of the buildings...
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they did it through isi, so isi's role greatly increased. its sized greatly increased, and it's function greatly increased during that period, and not solely because the action of the soviet union, but i would say that's a major factor so ironically as we contemplate years later all the conflicts between ourselves and isi, you know, it's important to keep in mind that their origins are very much mixed up with our foreign policy. you know, from their beginnings. there's a question that's been raised is the isi intelligence competitive with us or cooperative? well, i would say it's both in my mind because as we, you know, the whole world is asking how could they not know about bin laden in abbottabad? how is it possible isi didn't know? most people conclude, well, they did know. most suggests they are not cooperationive, however, we should not suggest the fact that many other al-qaeda theaters and operatives were captured or killed in pakistan with isi's assistance. well, they have been providing assistance, and one explanation of this competi
they did it through isi, so isi's role greatly increased. its sized greatly increased, and it's function greatly increased during that period, and not solely because the action of the soviet union, but i would say that's a major factor so ironically as we contemplate years later all the conflicts between ourselves and isi, you know, it's important to keep in mind that their origins are very much mixed up with our foreign policy. you know, from their beginnings. there's a question that's been...
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wish to join isis. he was kept away from only one group. he was not permitted to speak to or even go near a single woman. perhaps the most astonishing thing he heard from both isis solders and leads are is this -- >> they want to provoke the united states to bring ground troops to the country. it's a clear target. they want the americans to bring their boots on the ground. they want their dream. the ultimate fight against americans. that's what they want. that's what they hope. >> they do want to fight the americans on their own turf. in this regard isis has different dream than al qaeda. osama bin laden wanted to perpetrate large terror attacks against the west. isis may do this but to further its aim of building a state, a caliphate. still, can you not understand isis without going back to al qaeda and its signature moment, its most spectacular attack. september 11th, 2001. 19 al qaeda operatives hijack four planes, knock down two skyscrapers, crash into the pentagon and kill almost 3,000 people. >> t
wish to join isis. he was kept away from only one group. he was not permitted to speak to or even go near a single woman. perhaps the most astonishing thing he heard from both isis solders and leads are is this -- >> they want to provoke the united states to bring ground troops to the country. it's a clear target. they want the americans to bring their boots on the ground. they want their dream. the ultimate fight against americans. that's what they want. that's what they hope. >>...
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in syria, working along side our turkish allies we cleared isis stemming the flow of money to isis' front lines. foreign fighter flow in iraq with 1,500 fighters. and we estimate those numbers are less than 100 per month. syrian democratic forces are completing it in raqqa. the planning and directing operations such as the attacks in paris and berlin. we are taking the fight to isis attacking their affiliates and any groups that claim allegiance. isis is a transregional threat and we have a global approach. my recent meeting in nato and one of many meetings we have. i'm working with 60 of my counterparts to expand the plan. our priority is to prevent attacks against the homeland. our strategic approach is to cut it and that is the foreign fighter flee. our objective is to drive down isis' capability where support is able to provide security and we are doing this today in libya, somalia yemen and afghanistan. the president directed us to find ways to accelerate the campaign and identified opportunities to do that. for example we recommended to the secretary and president trump and approved
in syria, working along side our turkish allies we cleared isis stemming the flow of money to isis' front lines. foreign fighter flow in iraq with 1,500 fighters. and we estimate those numbers are less than 100 per month. syrian democratic forces are completing it in raqqa. the planning and directing operations such as the attacks in paris and berlin. we are taking the fight to isis attacking their affiliates and any groups that claim allegiance. isis is a transregional threat and we have a...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with the new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes, and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> michael flynn had a front row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory? was that a complete surprise to you? >> well, i think our head of the intell
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with the new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes, and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> michael flynn had a...
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the hunt for isis fighters. we take you deep inside iraq tonight, after the president celebrated the d their territory taken back -- where are they now? tonight, we're with u.s. forces as they hunt for isis in the caves, the mountains, the villages of iraq. and we take you inside the refugee camp in syria where isis fighters are living. the children dancing around the isis flag. >>> here at home tonight, the major fire at an historic synagogue. was it arson? what authorities just revealed. >>> the american city, a portion of it on lockdown for hours. the mystery van loaded with fuel and a suspicious device. >>> the tesla driver appearing to be asleep at the wheel at 60 miles an hour on the highway. >>> and the famous face and the big return tonight. and not a moment too soon. >>> good evening and it's great to start another week with all of you at home. and we do begin tonight with that daring rescue of four sailors trapped inside a massive cargo ship that went aground off the u.s. coast. the ship toppling onto
the hunt for isis fighters. we take you deep inside iraq tonight, after the president celebrated the d their territory taken back -- where are they now? tonight, we're with u.s. forces as they hunt for isis in the caves, the mountains, the villages of iraq. and we take you inside the refugee camp in syria where isis fighters are living. the children dancing around the isis flag. >>> here at home tonight, the major fire at an historic synagogue. was it arson? what authorities just...
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isis left him for dead. >> narrator: khalil, his wife and daughter had moved out before isis overran the town. >> narrator: isis believes yazidi women can be enslaved under their interpretation of islam. >> (translated): this video was shot by an isis fighter. they're in their compound buying and selling girls. (video playing) it's devastating. >> narrator: in the video, the men refer to yazidi women as "sabya." >> narrator: it means "slaves captured in war." (video playing) >> (translated): one of our yazidi girls fled from being held by this guy. this is him. she is back home now but she was held by him. this bastard. (video playing) >> narrator: before isis attacked his village, khalil was a lawyer. >> ah! (laughs) >> narrator: but now he runs a secret network of contacts inside isis territory that helps captive women escape through an underground railroad. >> (translated): it can take a whole month to rescue one family. it's very difficult. they are being raped and mistreated on a daily basis. they are calling, crying. they are asking us to rescue them, telling us they can't cope
isis left him for dead. >> narrator: khalil, his wife and daughter had moved out before isis overran the town. >> narrator: isis believes yazidi women can be enslaved under their interpretation of islam. >> (translated): this video was shot by an isis fighter. they're in their compound buying and selling girls. (video playing) it's devastating. >> narrator: in the video, the men refer to yazidi women as "sabya." >> narrator: it means "slaves captured...